ภู่
pûuMeaning
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carpenter bee
a carpenter bee (often used as a shortened form of แมลงภู่แมลงภู่má-lɛɛng-pûu1adult giant snakehead (fish)2bumblebee (colloquial/misapplied)3carpenter bee (genus Xylocopa))
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ตกใจdtòk-jaiตกใจdtòk-jaibe startled; be frightenedเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asภู่pûuภู่pûucarpenter beeตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)เข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ในบ้านnai-bâanในบ้านnai-bâan1indoors; inside the house2in the house; within the home
I was startled when I saw a large carpenter bee fly into the house.
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ดอกไม้dòk máaiบานbaanเต็มdtemต้นdtônจนมีjon meeภู่pôoบินbinมาmaaตอมdtomกินginน้ำหวานnáam wăanเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòt
The tree is in full bloom, so there are many carpenter bees flying around to drink the nectar.
ภู่pûuมักจะmák-jàเจาะjɔ̀เสาไม้sǎo-máaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำรังtam-rangซึ่งsʉ̂ngอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiไม้ผุmáai-pùพังpangได้dâaiในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
Carpenter bees often bore into wooden pillars to make nests, which can cause the wood to decay in the long run.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaภู่pûuจะมีjà-miiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiและlɛ́บินbinเสียงดังsǐiang-dangแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanก็gɔ̂ช่วยchûuaiผสมpà-sǒmเกสรgee-sɔ̌ɔnให้hâiพืชpʉ̂ʉtได้dâaiอย่างดีเยี่ยมyàang-dii-yîiam
Although the carpenter bee is large and flies loudly, it does an excellent job of pollinating plants.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
pûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |